Hi! I'm the Handlebar Handyman and I'm new!
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Hi! I'm the Handlebar Handyman and I'm new!
Howdy from the Ozarks Mountains (actually a severely eroded plateau)! I'm a 35 year old dad of two amazing kids and have a small business called The Handlebar Handyman. The idea is a local "green" pedal powered Handyman, auto mechanic and bicycle build/repair service for bustling downtown area. The goal is to reuse and repurpose as much as possible and haul most everything on a repurposed kiddie trailer. I also I deal in vintage (60s-80s) road bikes and parts. I have so many bikes but lately I'm riding a yellow 71 Schwinn Sports Tourer and sometimes it's nearly identical 71 Super Sport,but really I'm usually riding what I'm trying to fix up. I'm really into Frankensteining bikes together! It's probably my favorite hobby. I've ridden mountain and trials bikes my entire life then at the ripe old age of 31 I found the bliss of the road and haven't gone back.
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Hello, and welcome.
Your title reminded me of a time when I was living in my first house in Springfield. I was working Swing and Graveyard shift. Sometime mid-day, the local neighborhood kids would come around and knock on the door.
The biggest request would be handlebar adjustments....
Some would want them pushed forward. Some would want them pulled back.
And invariably a few days later, the "perfect" adjustment just wasn't quite right and they wanted it moved back the other way.
There are a few topics on Franken Bikes and Franken Parts that you might enjoy participating in.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...nal-parts.html
Your title reminded me of a time when I was living in my first house in Springfield. I was working Swing and Graveyard shift. Sometime mid-day, the local neighborhood kids would come around and knock on the door.
The biggest request would be handlebar adjustments....
Some would want them pushed forward. Some would want them pulled back.
And invariably a few days later, the "perfect" adjustment just wasn't quite right and they wanted it moved back the other way.
There are a few topics on Franken Bikes and Franken Parts that you might enjoy participating in.
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vi...nal-parts.html
